Mop



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MOP

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an mum; m: I 1x71 W mm Patented Sept. 14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE MOP Application April 25, 1936, Serial No. 76,472 In SwitzerlandApril 27, 1935 2 Claims.

The usual mops serving for instance as dusters are not completelysatisfactory with regard to their use. They have especially the drawbackthat it is rather inconvenient to remove the dust therefrom and it isfurther very troublesome to clean them thoroughly by washing. The mopaccording to the present invention is considerably improved incomparison with similar implements known hitherto, inasmuch as theworking with it is made easier and besides its thorough washing can beperformed without any great trouble. This mop comprises a head plateprovided with two marginal ribs on its lower face and a dusting rag witha tangled bunch of cotton or the like folded over this head plate anddetachably fixed thereto in such a manner that it is allowed to enterbelow the plate into the space between the two said marginal ribs, inorder to thus ensure a better seating thereof on the head plate and toprevent its slip thereon. Under these circumstances the mop is able tofit itself to the conditions of the floor, whereby its tendency to cantover on dusting uneven or rough floors is eliminated. A constructionalembodiment of the invention, given by way of example only, isillustrated in the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 shows a complete view of this embodiment,

Figure 2 shows the mop without the dusting Figure 3 is a plan viewcorresponding to Figure 2, and.

Figure 4 shows the dusting rag developed into the plane of the drawing.

A is the head plate and B the handle which is pivotally fixed to thishead plate on the upper face thereof. This pivotal fixation is realizedin the example shown by means of a piece b adapted to the lower face ofthe head plate A and provided with ears b protruding through a slot inthe head plate A and receiving an axle c on which the handle B ispivotally mounted by means of a forklike member 9. On the axle c areprovided helical springs h arranged to produce a braking in the hingesthus formed which is sufficient to have the handle B maintained itselfin any desired position. D is the dusting rag, the body 11 of which isprovided with a. tangled bunch of twisted cotton or the like and on itsfront and rear edges with two overlapping parts 41 by means of which thedusting rag, applied to the lower face of the head plate A, is foldedover onto the upper face of said plate.

The overlapping parts d are provided with button holes e (Fig. 4) bymeans of which the dusting rag D is detachably fixed to correspondingbuttons 1' provided on the upper face of the head plate A. With thisfixation by means of 5 buttons and button holes the dusting rag D caneasily and rapidly be removed from and applied to the head plate A, sothat cleaning or washing of the same can be effected without anydifficulty.

The head plate A is provided on its lower face at the front and rearedges respectively with a longitudinal rib a. By means of this arrange-.ment, the dusting rag D is allowed to enter into the space between thetwo ribs (1, so that by the use of the mop the rag D is held on itsseat, thereby preventing slipping thereof from its working position.Besides, the dusting ragv D is able to fit itself to uneven and roughfloors, so that the tendency of the implement to cant over iseliminated.

What I claim is:

1. A mop comprising a head plate with rigidly formed downwardlyprojecting ribs on its lower face defining an opening therebetween, adust cloth stretched across said opening and having its ends removablysecured to the head plate, said dust cloth haVing tangled fibresprojecting from the working surface thereof and which, upon contact witha surface to be cleaned, force the dust cloth into the opening betweenthe ribs, whereby to assist in fixing the dust cloth relatively to thehead plate.

2. A mop comprising a one-piece head plate including a fiat portion andrigidly formed downwardly extending ribs at the margins thereof definingan opening therebetween, means for attaching a handle to said headplate, a dust cloth stretched across said opening and having the endsthereof turned over on said fiat portion of the head plate andoverlapping each other, a button on the flat portion of the head plateand cooperating button holes in the respective ends of the dust clothfor removably securing the overlapped ends thereof to said button, saiddust cloth having tangled fibres projecting from the working surfacethereof, and which, upon contact with a surface to be cleaned, force thedust cloth into the opening between the ribs, whereby to assist infixing the dust cloth relatively to the head plate.

O'I'IILIE MUCKENHIRN.

